World marathon record holder Kelvim Kiptum from Kenya died in a car accident at the age of 24, former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said.
Th🅰e marathon runner's coach, Gervais Hakizimana, also became a victim of the accident along with Kiptum. The accident happened in Kenya's Kaptagat region. Kiptum reportedl𒀰y failed to control the vehicle and crashed into a tree.
Kiptum ♛and Hakizimana died on the spot. The woman who was in the passenger seat in the car was tak♍en to the hospital with serious injuries.
Last year in Chicago, Kiptum ran the marathon distance✃ in two hours and 35 seconds, setting a world record that was ratified last week.